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Christine6035

Christine6035
 Date Joined: May 8, 2017
Last Online: July 19, 2025
Birthday: October 3
Country: United States

About Me

I'm a retired 3rd grade teacher and live with my husband and dog, Uma, in a suburb of Chicago.

I love garage sales, estate sales and thrift stores. Collect sugar and creamers, paper ephemera, and dollhouse miniatures.

I love to slow stitch and make junk journals. I upcycle as much as I can. Also into postcrossing and pen paling.

Favorite Books

Love to listen to books in the car and at home. Some that I really enjoyed are:

My Brillant Friend / Elena Ferrante.

The Woman in White / Wikie Collins

The Forgotten Garden / Kate Morton

The Girl on the Train / Paula Hawkins

The Blood of Flowers / Anita Amirrezvani

The Painted Veil / W. Somerset Maugham

Purple Hibiscus / Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Big Little Lies / Liane Moriarty

The Goldfinch / Donna Tartt

The Invention of Wings / Sue Monk Kidd

The Great Gatsby / F. Scott Fritzgerald

The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian / Sherman Alexie

White Tiger / Aarivind Adiga

Gone Girl / Gillian Flynn

State of Wonder / Ann Patchett

The Garden of Evening Mists / Tan Twan Eng

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan / Lisa See

Black Swan Green / David Mitchel

I also read non-fiction on art, creativity, and personal development.

Favorite Crafts

drawing

painting - acrylics & watercolor

mixed-media

encaustics

collage

creating mandalas

doodling / coloring

kniting

book arts

upcycle art - like junk journals.

I also have done quilting I have a ridgid-heddle loom.

Favorite Television

The Office

Seinfeld

Frasier

House of Cards

Breaking Bad

Veep

Mad Men

American Crime

Bloodline

The Killing

Succession

Documentaries

I Like:

Ephemera - most everything!

Texts other than English

Vintage - anything!

Tea & Coffee stained paper

Sheet music, book pages, illustrations

Labels, tags, bookmarks

Tissue paper, napkins, wrapping paper

Lace, ribbon, fibers

Stickers

Playing cards

Greeting cards, notecards, stationary, postcards

Washi tape

Found objects

Beads

Floral, paisley, geometric

Boxes

Wizard of Oz

Halloween

Office Supplies

Art Supplies - pencils, markers, paint, ink, stencils, stamps, pastels

Herbal tea

Essential oils

Crystals

Dislike:

Caffine, cigarrette/cigar smoke, fruity or food scented items

I prefer:

Currently, I'm into collecting:

playing cards - any (vintage are my favorite)

post cards - any including handmade, prefer naked and stamped (touristy and vintage are my favorite)

stickers - no puffy, reward or planner

vintage ephemera - real vintage items, no reproductions

Thank you for reading! Please contact me with any questions or concerns about any of my swaps:)

Ratings

NRGordon rated for Chunk-O-Cardboard - July 2025 on Jul 19, 2025
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Comment: Thanks for the yummy looking chunk. I'm going to see if I can get it around here or online. We are enjoying the summer. Lots of time at the pool with my granddaughter. Hope you are well and enjoying summer too.
Response: You're welcome! Thanks for the heart!
Myself333 rated for NYUP USA Only #86 on Jul 18, 2025
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Comment: Ha! Thanks so much for the Troubled Birds PC Christine, I love them!
Response: Glad you liked it! Thanks for the❤️!
ErinMA rated for Loose Vinyl Sticker Swap - USA on Jul 18, 2025
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Comment: I loved the stickers you chose, and the scrapbook paper was a happy bonus - it’s just my style and I already have a couple of ideas for it! Thanks so much for your thoughtfulness!
Response: Really glad you liked everything! Thanks for the heart! ❤️
purpleriho rated for PILES OF POSTCARDS Swap #14 on Jul 18, 2025
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Comment: Tysm
Response: YW! Thanks for rating!
Tuutis rated for Beautiful Art Postcards on Jul 18, 2025
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Comment: Very pretty card, for some reason I looked part of this girls hair was that she's hiding a parrot under her hat :D I also like your decorations match the colour, thank you so much from this!
Response: I did not see the parrot! Glad you liked it! Thanks for the❤️!
ccap rated for Tea! on Jul 17, 2025
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Comment: Thanks. Looking forward to trying them out.
Response: YW! Thanks for rating!
AJ73 rated for PH: D Is For (Blank or Naked) #3 on Jul 17, 2025
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Comment: Thank you for the really cute Dog postcard! Agnes is adorable! ♥️♥️♥️
Response: Glad you liked it! Thanks for the❤️!
RedheadLady rated for Chunk-O-Cardboard Int’l - July 2025 on Jul 17, 2025
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Comment: Thank you for the colorful chunk.
Response: You are welcome! Thanks for the heart!
luv2kraft rated for Floral Postcards #2 on Jul 17, 2025
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Comment: Thank you for the lovely decorated floral post card.
Response: Glad you liked it! Thanks for the❤️!
luv2kraft rated for Bird or Butterfly PC Swap #12 on Jul 17, 2025
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Comment: Thanks for the lovely postcard. You did good.
Response: Glad you liked it! Thanks for the❤️!
lambchoppy rated for You Choose the Theme Postcard Swap #42 on Jul 16, 2025
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Comment: thank you for the cat PC, Christine!
young46356 rated for PH: Christmas In July + 3 Random #6 on Jul 15, 2025
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Comment: Thanks, great cards. Rich
ScrapHappyGabi rated for 👁️💪🦵QUICK IDIOMS PC - BODY on Jul 14, 2025
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Comment: Great Body themed idioms!! Favorite one is COLD FEET! x G
anicka22 rated for Children's Book Illustration postcard swap #1 on Jul 14, 2025
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Comment: Thank you for the adorable card
Response: You're welcome! Glad you like it and thanks for the heart!
ScrapHappyGabi rated for [Unprepo #03] unprepossessing postcards on Jul 12, 2025
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Comment: Perfect card for this swap! LOL I agree.. no thanks wouldnt want this hung in my house either! LOL!
Response: So, we're on the same page! LOL! Thanks for the heart!
jennylee60 rated for PH: C Is For (Blank or Naked) #3 on Jul 11, 2025
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Comment: C for cheddar cheese crackers, very clever! I was laughing out loud. Thank you for making this such a fun swap
Response: Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the heart!
ultracinematik rated for Chunk-O-Cardboard - April 2025 on Jul 11, 2025
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Comment: The resend just arrived, cute stickers and all. Mail to me has taken up to six weeks, 4 weeks seems average, but a recent domestic PC took 8+ weeks to find me. Imagining narcoleptic sloths running the whole postal process. Mail to Germany/Netherlands? Usually TEN DAYS! No sloths there.
Response: LOL! Glad it arrived this time! Thanks for the heart!
bluehairedmary rated for NYUP USA Only #86 on Jul 11, 2025
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Comment: Love the card! And I love how you decorated it! Thanks!
Response: So glad you like it! Thanks for the heart!
crimsonrivulet rated for PILES OF POSTCARDS Swap #14 on Jul 11, 2025
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Comment: Thank you for the beach postcard! I love the stickers too! 💜
Response: Glad you like it! Thanks for the heart!
crimsonrivulet rated for You Choose the Theme Postcard Swap #39 on Jul 11, 2025
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Comment: Thank you for the beautiful postcard! Sorry for the delay in rating I was away!
Response: You are very welcome! Thanks for the heart!

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Comments

LauraM540 on Jun 30, 2025:

Thanks for the junk journal themed goodies for the themed envie swap!
SFreer on Oct 16, 2023:

Thank you Christine for sending the ephemera train home and adding some extra “padding”! Hope you managed to find some cool bits!

cookies37 on Oct 3, 2023:

Happy Birthday! I hope you are having a spectacular day. I wish you all the best. Take care, Judy.🎂🎈
jukejan on Jul 14, 2018:

Welcome to the OFAP group! Jump right into Morning Coffee or any other thread!
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